VIDEO: Ivy Josiah on activism and politics in GE14

Malaysian women’s rights activist Ivy Josiah managed the campaign of Maria Chin Abdullah, one of the most prominent civil society candidates in GE14. She talks to our own Kean Wong about what it means to be an activist–politician in Malaysia, and how regime change did not happen overnight.

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Kean Wong is Contributing Editor at New Mandala, overseeing Malaysia's 2018 elections. Contact him with tips and submissions at [email protected], and via @keanmwong at Twitter and Instagram.

New Mandala's Malaysia coverage in 2018 is supported by the Malaysia Institute at the Australian National University, and is edited by Kean Wong. The opinions expressed here are solely the author's and not those of the Institute or the University. Follow our election coverage on Twitter at @MsiaNewMandala